2 Chronicles 7
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וּכְכַלּ֤וֹתand just as finishedשְׁלֹמֹה֙Solomonלְהִתְפַּלֵּ֔לto prayוְהָאֵ֗שׁand the fireיָֽרְדָה֙it came downמֵֽהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםfrom the heavensוַתֹּ֥אכַלand it consumedהָעֹלָ֖הthe burnt offeringוְהַזְּבָחִ֑יםand the sacrificesוּכְב֥וֹדand the glory ofיְהוָ֖הYahwehמָלֵ֥אit filledאֶת־obj.הַבָּֽיִת׃the house
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וְכֹ֣ל׀and allבְּנֵ֣יthe people ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לIsraelרֹאִים֙were seeingבְּרֶ֣דֶתwhen came downהָאֵ֔שׁthe fireוּכְב֥וֹדand the glory ofיְהוָ֖הYahwehעַל־was overהַבָּ֑יִתthe houseוַיִּכְרְעוּ֩and they bowed downאַפַּ֨יִםfaceאַ֤רְצָהthe ground towardsעַל־onהָרִֽצְפָה֙the pavementוַיִּֽשְׁתַּֽחֲו֔וּand they bowed downוְהוֹד֤וֹתand to give thanksלַיהוָה֙to Yahwehכִּ֣יforט֔וֹבhe is goodכִּ֥יforלְעוֹלָ֖םis for everחַסְדּֽוֹ׃covenant loyalty his
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וַיִּזְבַּ֞חand he sacrificedהַמֶּ֣לֶךְthe kingשְׁלֹמֹה֮Solomonאֶת־obj.זֶ֣בַחthe sacrifice ofהַבָּקָ֗רthe cattleעֶשְׂרִ֤יםtwentyוּשְׁנַ֙יִם֙and twoאֶ֔לֶףthousandוְצֹ֕אןand sheepמֵאָ֥הone hundredוְעֶשְׂרִ֖יםand twentyאָ֑לֶףthousandוַֽיַּחְנְכוּ֙and they dedicatedאֶת־obj.בֵּ֣יתthe house ofהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםthe Godהַמֶּ֖לֶךְthe kingוְכָל־and allהָעָֽם׃the people
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וְהַכֹּהֲנִ֞יםand the priestsעַל־onמִשְׁמְרוֹתָ֣םduties theirעֹמְדִ֗יםwere standingוְהַלְוִיִּ֞םand the Levitesבִּכְלֵי־with the instruments ofשִׁ֤ירthe song ofיְהוָה֙Yahwehאֲשֶׁ֨רwhichעָשָׂ֜הhe had madeדָּוִ֣ידDavidהַמֶּ֗לֶךְthe kingלְהֹד֤וֹתto give thanksלַיהוָה֙to Yahwehכִּֽי־forלְעוֹלָ֣םis for everחַסְדּ֔וֹcovenant loyalty hisבְּהַלֵּ֥לwhen praisedדָּוִ֖ידDavidבְּיָדָ֑םby hand theirוְהַכֹּהֲנִים֙and the priestsמַחְצְרִ֣יםwere blowing a trumpetנֶגְדָּ֔םbefore themוְכָל־and allיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsraelעֹמְדִֽים׃ סwere standing
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וַיְקַדֵּ֣שׁand he consecratedשְׁלֹמֹ֗הSolomonאֶת־obj.תּ֤וֹךְthe middle ofהֶֽחָצֵר֙the courtyardאֲשֶׁר֙whichלִפְנֵ֣יwas to beforeבֵית־the house ofיְהוָ֔הYahwehכִּֽי־forעָ֤שָׂהhe offeredשָׁם֙thereהָֽעֹל֔וֹתthe burnt offeringsוְאֵ֖תand obj.חֶלְבֵ֣יthe fats ofהַשְּׁלָמִ֑יםthe peace offeringsכִּֽי־forמִזְבַּ֤חthe altar ofהַנְּחֹ֙שֶׁת֙the bronzeאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichעָשָׂ֣הhe had madeשְׁלֹמֹ֔הSolomonלֹ֣אnotיָכ֗וֹלit was ableלְהָכִ֛ילto containאֶת־obj.הָעֹלָ֥הthe burnt offeringוְאֶת־and obj.הַמִּנְחָ֖הthe grain offeringוְאֶת־and obj.הַחֲלָבִֽים׃the fats
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וּבְי֨וֹםand on dayעֶשְׂרִ֤יםtwentyוּשְׁלֹשָׁה֙and threeלַחֹ֣דֶשׁof the monthהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יthe seventhשִׁלַּ֥חhe sent awayאֶת־obj.הָעָ֖םthe peopleלְאָהֳלֵיהֶ֑םto tents theirשְׂמֵחִים֙joyfulוְט֣וֹבֵיand good ofלֵ֔בheartעַל־onהַטּוֹבָ֗הthe goodאֲשֶׁ֨רwhichעָשָׂ֤הhe had doneיְהוָה֙Yahwehלְדָוִ֣ידfor Davidוְלִשְׁלֹמֹ֔הand for Solomonוּלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לand for Israelעַמּֽוֹ׃people his
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וַיְכַ֧לand he finishedשְׁלֹמֹ֛הSolomonאֶת־obj.בֵּ֥יתthe house ofיְהוָ֖הYahwehוְאֶת־and obj.בֵּ֣יתthe house ofהַמֶּ֑לֶךְthe kingוְאֵ֨תand obj.כָּל־everyהַבָּ֜אthe thing which was comingעַל־onלֵ֣בthe heart ofשְׁלֹמֹ֗הSolomonלַעֲשׂ֧וֹתto doבְּבֵית־in the house ofיְהוָ֛הYahwehוּבְבֵית֖וֹand in own house hisהִצְלִֽיחַ׃ פhe made successful
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וְיִכָּנְע֨וּso they may humble themselvesעַמִּ֜יpeople myאֲשֶׁ֧רwhichנִֽקְרָא־it has been calledשְׁמִ֣יname myעֲלֵיהֶ֗םon themוְיִֽתְפַּֽלְלוּ֙so they may prayוִֽיבַקְשׁ֣וּand they may seekפָנַ֔יface myוְיָשֻׁ֖בוּso they may turnמִדַּרְכֵיהֶ֣םfrom ways theirהָרָעִ֑יםthe wickedוַאֲנִי֙and Iאֶשְׁמַ֣עI will hearמִן־fromהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםthe heavensוְאֶסְלַח֙so I may forgiveלְחַטָּאתָ֔םto sin theirוְאֶרְפָּ֖אso I may healאֶת־obj.אַרְצָֽם׃land their
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וְאִם־and ifתְּשׁוּב֣וּןyou will turn away !אַתֶּ֔םyouוַעֲזַבְתֶּם֙and you will forsakeחֻקּוֹתַ֣יstatutes myוּמִצְוֹתַ֔יand commandments myאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichנָתַ֖תִּיI have setלִפְנֵיכֶ֑םto before youוַהֲלַכְתֶּ֗םand you will goוַעֲבַדְתֶּם֙and you will serveאֱלֹהִ֣יםgodsאֲחֵרִ֔יםotherוְהִשְׁתַּחֲוִיתֶ֖םand you will bow downלָהֶֽם׃to them
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וּנְתַשְׁתִּ֗יםand I will pluck up themמֵעַ֤לfrom onאַדְמָתִי֙land myאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichנָתַ֣תִּיI have givenלָהֶ֔םto themוְאֶת־and obj.הַבַּ֤יִתthe houseהַזֶּה֙the thisאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichהִקְדַּ֣שְׁתִּיI have consecratedלִשְׁמִ֔יfor name myאַשְׁלִ֖יךְI will throw awayמֵעַ֣לfrom onפָּנָ֑יface myוְאֶתְּנֶ֛נּוּand I will make itלְמָשָׁ֥לinto a bywordוְלִשְׁנִינָ֖הand into a tauntבְּכָל־among allהָעַמִּֽים׃the peoples
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וְהַבַּ֤יִתand the houseהַזֶּה֙the thisאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichהָיָ֣הit wasעֶלְי֔וֹןmost highלְכָל־to everyעֹבֵ֥רone who passes byעָלָ֖יוat itיִשֹּׁ֑םhe will be appalledוְאָמַ֗רand he will sayבַּמֶּ֨הin how?עָשָׂ֤הdid he doיְהוָה֙Yahwehכָּ֔כָהthusלָאָ֥רֶץto the landהַזֹּ֖אתthe thisוְלַבַּ֥יִתand to the houseהַזֶּֽה׃the this
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וְאָמְר֗וּand people will sayעַל֩onאֲשֶׁ֨רthatעָֽזְב֜וּthey forsookאֶת־obj.יְהוָ֣ה׀Yahwehאֱלֹהֵ֣יthe God ofאֲבֹתֵיהֶ֗םancestors theirאֲשֶׁ֣רwhoהוֹצִיאָם֮he brought out themמֵאֶ֣רֶץfrom the land ofמִצְרַיִם֒Egyptוַֽיַּחֲזִ֙יקוּ֙and they took holdבֵּאלֹהִ֣יםon godsאֲחֵרִ֔יםotherוַיִּשְׁתַּחֲו֥וּand they bowed downלָהֶ֖םto themוַיַּֽעַבְד֑וּםand they served themעַל־there-כֵּן֙-foreהֵבִ֣יאhe has broughtעֲלֵיהֶ֔םon themאֵ֥תobj.כָּל־allהָרָעָ֖הthe calamityהַזֹּֽאת׃ פthe this
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